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No. 406,444. Patented July 9, 1889.

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ROBERT G. I-IEARNE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,444, dated July 9, 1889.

Application iiled May 26, 1888. Serial No. 275,224. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known t-hat l, ROBERT G. HEARNE, of Kansas City, Jackson county, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Files, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to files for securing and preserving bills, invoices, bills of lading, receipts, letters, or anything ordinarily kept on le; and it may be said to consist in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claim.v

The object of my invention is to provide a le for papers, letters, dto., which shall be so constructed that a strong and stable binding portion shall be provided and space shall be left between the leaves for the insertion of all necessary matter upon the same, s o that the tile will retain a good shape and appearance.

In the drawings, which illustrate the Inanner of carrying out my invention, Figure l is a perspective view of my ile in an open position. Fig. 2 is an end view of same closed. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a transferstub used in making up the invention. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a transfer-sheet. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the ile or binder in a slightly-modiiied form, and Fig. 6 is an elevation of notched clamping-standards which may be made use of in carrying out the invention.

A represents the opposite stift' boards or covers of any ordinary iile or binder now in use, and which are provided with perforations c, which are engaged by notched standards B, the notches in said standards being engaged by rotary cams C. A iile of this class is more fully described in United States Patent No. 361,772. These clamping-standards may be notched, threaded, or plain, as may be preferred, and they are to be provided with any suitable form of clamping or securing devices which will urge the covers toward each other. This will form the book or binder in which papers are to be tiled.

a indicates one or more sheets of paper having one edge twice folded upon itself, so as to form a re-enforced or thickened portion c. This re-enforced portion is provided with perforations d, which are to be engaged by the standards B or other binding devices.

If the binding devices are sharp or pointed, it may not be necessary to perforate the sheets in the manner thus described.

The sheets a form a surface on which the papers-such as f-are to be pasted. The less thickness of said sheets (compared with that part engaged by the standards) will be offset more or less by the papers pasted thereon.

The size of sheets a may vary. For instance, they may bein form of stubs b, Fig. 3, or full-sized sheets, as may be preferred.

In the case of stubs one edge of the papers to be filed is pasted on said stubs.

The construction described permits the stubs or leaves to be impaled upon the standards of the book in such numbers as occasion may require, and when said standards are filled or even before they are filled said stubs or leaves may be transferred from the book, (together with the papers pasted thereon,) fastened together with a string, cord, wires, or any oth er suitable binding devices, and the 'cover of the binder vmay thus be used over and over, and so on.

In the place of the usual standards, as set forth above, one or more flax, hemp, wire, or other suitable binding strings or tapes D may be passed through perforations c in cover A and perforations d in the stubs or sheets, for securing the parts together, as more clearly indicated in Fig. 5. This construction will obviate any necessity for transferring the papers from one string to another, as when said papers are to be removed from the covers it will only be necessary to untie said strings.

In case of reilling the binder a new string or strings can be used.

The particular size, shape, and construction of the binder to be filled are immaterial. It may consist of two separate covers, as here shown, or it may be composed of two connected covers, in which latter case the same result will be obtained by its use.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is- In a paper-tile, the combination of apair of covers perforated in one edge, aseries of stubs of leaves doubled to form upper and lower IOO 1o bent in the forni of a U, and mechanism,

substantially as described7 for forcing said covers together, all arranged and adapted to operate in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonyv whereof I affix my si gnature in 1 presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E?. IIEARNE. lVitnesses:

WM. Il. NORTON,

R. B. WILeoX. 

